[HCDX] 60 Years ago at WVTR Tokyo Celebrated

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60 Years ago at WVTR Tokyo Celebrated with Trilogy
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The Radio Heritage Foundation has released a special trilogy of three
stories at www.radioheritage.net to celebrate the opening of WVTR
Tokyo in 1945.

Exclusive to www.radioheritage.net, the creator of the famous
'Japanese Sea Monster' broadcast in 1947 tells how the Godzilla
phenomenon was born at WVTR.

In the first story of the trilogy, 'WVTR's Sea Monster', read a first
hand account of the full broadcast that shook Tokyo. As the giant
monster advanced on Tokyo, devouring villages and fishing fleets, US
Navy patrol boats were placed on alert to stop the destruction being
heard over the air. This broadcast is from where the whole Godzilla
concept originated. Enjoy images of the live studio where the
broadcast came from, and more in this fascinating story.

The second features 'PRIVATE Newhouse of WVTR', with former Chief
Announcer Shelby Z Newhouse giving the inside scoop on those first
months of broadcasting from the old Radio Tokyo facilities. Shelby
has some great tales, and former Assistant Program Director Ken
Harriman has provided photos of early WVTR staff from his personal
collection, such as DJ's Wallace Brunworth, Joe Mularkey and Mat
Meyers.

The third is 'WVTR Tokyo Xmas 1945' as originally published in an
Occupation Forces Souvenir Edition of Pacific Stars & Stripes on
December 25, 1945. Lavishly illustrated with station photos and full
of program details for the 18 station AFRS network in Japan and Korea.

The Radio Heritage Foundation is a non-profit charity sharing the
stories of Pacific radio, preserving, protecting and promoting
Pacific radio heritage at www.radioheritage.net.

Amongst other AFRS station stories at www.radioheritage.net are a
series about KMTH Midway, WXLE Canton Island, WXLG Kwajalein and
coming soon are items about the AFRS China-Burma-India networks, the
Jungle Network, the Mosquito Network, the Pacific Ocean Network and
the Pineapple Network in Hawaii.

We hope you'll enjoy all these stories, and support this non-profit
project with your own memories, images and materials and other
resources. 

Warm regards
David Ricquish
Radio Heritage Foundation
www.radioheritage.net

 




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